Hey everyone. The current "price war" on the marketplace isn't just hurting our sales; it’s breeding a highly toxic wave of scammer buyers. Because the market is flooded with mathematically impossible prices fueled by stolen payment methods, buyers are getting greedy and learning how to exploit honest sellers.
If you are a legitimate seller, you need to watch out for these 3 specific tactics happening right now:
1. The "Hit, Dispute, and Run" Buyers "fresh accounts" are opening disputes, giving zero reasons, and completely disappearing. They don't ask for help, they don't reply to messages, and they provide no proof. They just hit the dispute button and vanish, hoping you won't fight back or that the system will eventually auto-refund them.
2. The "Smart Typo" Fake Proof (Watch out for this!) This one is incredibly sneaky. A buyer will take a screenshot of the redemption screen claiming your code is "invalid." If you look very closely, they intentionally change a single letter or number when typing the code. It looks identical at a quick glance, but they purposely trigger the error message to steal your working key while demanding a refund. Always double-check their screenshots character by character!
3. The Impossible Price Beggars (The $10 AAA Game) Because scammers are dumping $30-$40 AAA titles for under $10, buyers are now flooding DMs demanding we match these impossible prices. (I recently had someone demand a $30 title for $13). What these buyers don't realize is that those $10 keys are bought with stolen credit cards. Eventually, the official gaming platforms track those stolen funds, and the buyers end up getting their entire official gaming accounts permanently banned. We cannot compete with $0 inventory costs, so don't even try to entertain these lowballers.
How to survive this: Document everything. Scrutinize every piece of "proof" a buyer sends. Keep your backend logs ready to show your keys are unredeemed.
Stay sharp out there. If we don't protect ourselves, the scammers will bleed us dry.
